The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1887-12-31
NOTES AND GLEANINGS.

MoLTKE Is reported to have said re-
Gently: ain my youth it was predicted I
should take part in three great wars. I
have taken part in two" When may we
expect the third?
BISHOP SEYMOUR, in his address at the
late Church Congress, said that the
Protestant Episcopal church is the only
one qualified to meet and vanquish" the
Roman Catholic church, and that "we
could do it to an amazing extent. were
we not handicapped by our unhappy
name" The Bishop is a man of large
hope. Episcopacy would be badly worst
ed in the conflict with Catholicism under
any name.
HE Independent says very truly, and
reasonably, too, we think: "Any Christ
ian church whose life is SO dependent
upon that OF its pastor that, il he dies or
goes elsewhere, it will be likely soon to
dissolve and go to pieces, cannot be copsid-
cred In very healthy state. A really solid
and strong church can always survive
the loss OF any pastor, and do the work
OF God under another leader"
NEARLY thousands millions of the hu-
man race are yet without the gospel; vast
districts are wholly unoccu pied. So few
are the laborers that, il equally dividing
responsibility, each must care for at least
one hundred thousand souls. And vet
there is abundance of both men and
means in the church to give the gospel to
every living soul before this century
closes.-Chrdstion ADVOCATE, Nashville.
The Cleveland Leader looks on the
brutal treatment of the Salvation Army
by Catholic mobs in Quebec as a conclu-
sive argument against adding that prov
ince to the Union. Ontario" it SAYS.
"would make gem OF State, the West
ern and maritime provinces would do
very we'll, but Quebec is too strongly
welded to papal superstition and policy
to be fit for place in the galaxy of
American States for generations to
come"
The Unitarians of Boston have sent
the Rev. ARTHUR M. KNAPP as mission
airy to Japan. He goes forth to preach
"The supremely practical gospel of char
acter-character as foundation, character
as life, character as destiny" At the
farewell service held in Boston the other
day, young Japanese student pronoun.
ced the benediction as follows: "May God,
Buddha, and all the eight million deities
of Japan bless him."
SADLIER's Catholic Directory is the
most authoritative publication for Cath
Ollie statistics published in the United
States. According to it's most recent
estimates, the Church" comprises about
one-sixth of the population 100000
in an estimated population OF 60,OO0,-
O00. Its destinies are shaped by o
Cardinal, twelve archbishops, sixty-one
Bishops and 1858 priests. There are g.
9l0 churches and 1921 chapels. The
theological seminaries number Sc, the
colleges 88, and the academies 593.
There are 1880 ecclesiastical students.
A PRESBYTERIAN minister in New Jer-
sey opposed rafting in church fairs. His
action made SO much disturbance that
he announced a few days ago that he
should lay his resignation before the
Presbytery. The Christian Advocate,
New York; remarks on this case: 'No
organization of prcfessed Christians is
worthy the name of the church where a
circumstance of that kind could create
any trouble. Rafting in church fairs is
of such nature that, as general rule
where it exists, the church possesses very
little evangelizing power in the commun-
ity."
SAYS the REV. DIR. CHARLES s. ROBIN
SON, of New York: "The music of BARN
BY. DUDLEY BUCK, GREAToREx, DYKES,
HOPKINS, SULLIVAN and ELvEY, SO 1
think, is preferable for ordinary Sabbath
use over any now in existence by BRAD
BURY, Lowry, DoANE or BLISS, il it be
found not too difficult" And he quotes
this rhyme as an illustration Of the way
of choirs
The poet whose fame is as wide as the world
Believes there will ne'er be another;
And oft in derision his proud lip is curled,
AS he hears of rising young brother;
The gifted soprano oft vanity shows
When a cantatrice famous we find her,
And the cornet soloist turns up his nose
When he passes the organ grinder.
The eternal damnation of those who
have not accepted Christ is not regarded
as at all problematical by the Boston
Baptist organ, the Watchman. at is
question" it says, "of the most tremen-
dous practical moment, and one to which
the Scriptures give plain and decisive,
though fearful answer. For as many
as have sinned without law, shall also
perish without law While 1
was musing the fire burned and while
called Christian teachers are musing
about possibilities of future probation,
the fire of death burns on" There is
still room evidently for the distinctive
teaching Of Universalists. The eternal
damnation dogma may be dying, but is
not dead.
RABBI HIRsoH, the well-known liberal
Jewish minister of this city, preached in